A Call from Heaven
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"A Call from Heaven" is a 17th-century religious work by Puritan minister Increase Mather that exhorts readers to piety and spiritual preparation for death and the afterlife.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Call from Heaven canonical | 1 |
| The Saints' Everlasting Rest | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T194345 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Call from Heaven Context triple: [Increase Mather, notableWork, A Call from Heaven]
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A.
Return to Zion
Return to Zion refers to the period and movement in which Jewish exiles returned from Babylon to their ancestral homeland and rebuilt their religious and communal life, including the restoration of the Temple in Jerusalem.
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B.
First and the Last
"First and the Last" is a biblical title for God or Christ that emphasizes divine eternity, sovereignty, and existence beyond the beginning and end of time.
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C.
Queen of Heaven
Queen of Heaven is a traditional Christian title that honors the Virgin Mary as the exalted mother of Jesus and the most highly revered woman in heaven.
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D.
After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
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E.
New Heaven and New Earth
New Heaven and New Earth is a biblical eschatological concept describing the renewed, perfected creation that God will establish at the end of time following Christ’s return.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Call from Heaven Target entity description: "A Call from Heaven" is a 17th-century religious work by Puritan minister Increase Mather that exhorts readers to piety and spiritual preparation for death and the afterlife.
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A.
Return to Zion
Return to Zion refers to the period and movement in which Jewish exiles returned from Babylon to their ancestral homeland and rebuilt their religious and communal life, including the restoration of the Temple in Jerusalem.
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B.
First and the Last
"First and the Last" is a biblical title for God or Christ that emphasizes divine eternity, sovereignty, and existence beyond the beginning and end of time.
-
C.
Queen of Heaven
Queen of Heaven is a traditional Christian title that honors the Virgin Mary as the exalted mother of Jesus and the most highly revered woman in heaven.
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D.
After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
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E.
New Heaven and New Earth
New Heaven and New Earth is a biblical eschatological concept describing the renewed, perfected creation that God will establish at the end of time following Christ’s return.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian devotional literature
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Puritan literature ⓘ religious work ⓘ |
| associatedDenomination | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
|
| associatedWithPerson | Increase Mather ⓘ |
| author | Increase Mather ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | Puritan minister ⓘ |
| authorReligion | Puritan ⓘ |
| callsFor |
preparation for eternity
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renewed faith ⓘ self-examination ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Colonial America
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Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
the brevity of life
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the certainty of death ⓘ the need for readiness to meet God ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
devotional treatise
ⓘ
sermon literature ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Puritanism
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surface form:
New England Puritanism
|
| historicalPeriod |
New England Colonies
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surface form:
Colonial New England
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| influencedBy |
English Puritan divines
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Reformed theology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
English-speaking Protestants
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Puritan readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | early American religious writing ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Puritanism
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surface form:
Puritan plain style
|
| mainTheme |
afterlife
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conversion ⓘ piety ⓘ repentance ⓘ spiritual preparation for death ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
to exhort readers to piety
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to prepare readers for death and the afterlife ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Calvinism
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Protestantism ⓘ Puritanism ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis |
assurance of salvation
ⓘ
judgment after death ⓘ mortality ⓘ personal holiness ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: A Call from Heaven Description of subject: "A Call from Heaven" is a 17th-century religious work by Puritan minister Increase Mather that exhorts readers to piety and spiritual preparation for death and the afterlife.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Saints' Everlasting Rest